A year ago I was preparing for a month-long residency at the Island Institute. I watched humpback whales feed during my residency in Sitka AK, April, 2015, called to alert bears as I walked to my cabin on a thimbleberry covered hillside. Sitka’s fishery was a reflection of the Columbia River before my time. Exploring and being welcomed by Blue Canoe writers and Mt Edgecumbe High School creative writers sustained me.
